Israel Prison Service

Ben-Gvir barred from using crocodiles to guard terrorists, court announces

The court issued an injunction against Ben-Gvir's plan due to a petition by the animal rights organization Let the Animals Live.

|ByTZVI JASPER
A crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) rests at the National Zoo of Managua November 13,2007.
Police officers stand at the scene of last night’s murder of a 19-year-old man in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem, July 12, 2026.

IPS officer arrested for allegedly aiding fugitive in Jerusalem murder case

The 34-year-old officer from Hod Hasharon is suspected of maintaining a personal relationship with an inmate held at the central Israel prison where she serves.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
A crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) rests at the National Zoo of Managua November 13,2007.

Silman declares Nile crocodile ‘cultivated wild animal’ to allow Ben-Gvir's 'crocodile prison' plan

The environmental protection minister changed the crocodile’s legal status to facilitate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nukhba Force terrorists who were captured alive on October 7 are seen in a prison in Israel in 2025.

Palestinian ex-prisoners allege sexual, physical, medical abuse in Israeli prisons - report

"This kind of thing never happened before October 7. Back then, we only faced this type of abuse if there was a hunger strike or a riot," the released prisoners told Wall Street Journal.

|BySHIR PERETS

'Lies to break ceasefire': Hamas defends hostage propaganda ceremonies

Hamas claimed that the ceremonies don't insult the released hostages and that they "reflect the humane and dignified treatment of them."

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Prison security working to contain Palestinian riot in high-security prison

IPS commissioner Yaakobi called Israel's prisons the "eighth front" after Hamas and Fatah threatened to start a war in Israel's prisons.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Israel Prison Service security officers on the roof of Ofer Security Prison during unrest, February 16, 2025.

Palestinian prisoners to be shown film of Gaza destruction before release

Over 580 terrorists have been released in the first four waves of the deal's first phase, with another 200 expected to be released over the course of the deal.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19, 2025.

Israel to release 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three hostages Saturday

Once political approval is granted, the terrorists will be transported from Ofer Prison by the Red Cross to release points in the West Bank.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces guard at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, from where Palestinian terror convicts will be released as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, January 30, 2025.

Israeli inmates meet with Holocaust survivors on Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

The meeting was held as part of a program entitled "Victory of the Spirit." 

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the meeting conducted between Holocaust survivors and inmates. January 27, 2025.

High Court requests state's response regarding security prisoners' basic food

The state was required to respond no later than January 26. 

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

West Bank arrests: IDF apprehends over 6,000 during 14 months of war

As of December 2024, Israel holds 10,154 different categories of security prisoners - by far the largest number since the First Intifada.

DECEMBER 16, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, June 25, 2024

IPS chief suspected of warning police cmdr. of ongoing covert investigation

Yaakobi is under investigation for fraud and obstruction of justice.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByEFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024.

Investigations into senior police, IPS officers reflect rot in security institutions - editorial

Were the police and prison systems perfect before? No. But since Ben-Gvir became minister, relentless developments have affected everyone.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a committee meeting in the Knesset.

IAF strikes Hezbollah's Syrian envoy in Damascus, IDF strikes terror cell in Jordan Valley

IDF strikes Hamas terrorists in Gaza • American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra announced dead in Gaza captivity • Hezbollah violates ceasefire agreement

DECEMBER 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk past a poster bearing the image of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on December 2, 2024.